Object class: Masks (costume) / Culture or time period: Angolan cultures / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-4394, described as Mask; resin over cloth; inset eyes; ball cheeks; black with red and white. Height 69 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-4387, described as Mask; resin over burlap and knit fiber; large fan-shaped extension above face. Length 75 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-4374, described as Mask; round resin covered fiber; spike teeth; striped cheeks; black with red cloth and white paper. Length 20 cm. Mask represents impotent man; he is not serious.

Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-4393, described as Mask; resin over burlap and fiber; no eyes; stuffed cotton nose; crest above forehead. Height 74 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-4375, described as Mask; round resin covered fiber; teeth; circles on cheeks; black with red cloth and white paper. Length 28 cm. Sorcerer crawls and shakes all over like an old man or animal, before he eats the flesh of a man.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-2625, described as Bark cloth mask; frame of mukenge wood; beeswax overlay: red and white painted stripes; 16 x 19 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15630, described as Mask, wood, handcarved. Open, slit eyes and mouth. Dark brown coloration, with light incised geometric designs, representing popular "Maltese Cross" forehead scarifications. Cord hair attached to fiber band and to forehead. Height circa 23.5 cm, Width circa 16.0 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Luena (Lovale).